Firefox Enterprise(firefox.com)
708 points by recvonline | 301 comments
Mozilla's Firefox Enterprise landing page, presenting Firefox products and solutions for businesses with an option to request a demo.
#firefox on Hacker News
83 stories tagged firefox, newest first.
Making big downloads resumable in Firefox(lunarwatcher.codeberg.page)
269 points by speckx | 127 comments
A short blog post explaining that setting network.http.response.timeout to 0 in Firefox's about:config makes large downloads more stable and resumable.
2027 Web Platform Feature Ranking(interop-rank.fxdx.dev)
47 points by jaffathecake | 17 comments
A site from the Firefox team that lets users rank Interop 2027 web platform feature proposals to help prioritize browser development.
The new Firefox design is here(blog.mozilla.org)
39 points by timpera | 28 comments
Mozilla Distilled blog post announcing the redesigned Firefox browser interface.
I switched to Brave(kevquirk.com)
90 points by mindracer | 150 comments
A personal blog post by Kev Quirk explaining why he moved from Firefox to the Brave browser, citing frustration with Mozilla's AI strategy.
Mistral X Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing(mistral.ai)
535 points by vertigoruntime | 186 comments
Mistral AI announcement of a partnership with Mozilla to bring open, private and multilingual AI features to the web browser.
Hang on to Your Firefox(newsonaut.com)
701 points by speckx | 367 comments
A Newsonaut blog post titled "Hang on to your Firefox!" arguing that readers should keep using Firefox, opening with the "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" adage.
Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS(blog.mozilla.org)
547 points by HieronymusBosch | 173 comments
Mozilla's Distilled blog post announcing a built-in ad blocker for the Firefox browser on iOS.
Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms(groups.google.com)
376 points by yboris | 98 comments
Mozilla dev-platform mailing list post announcing intent to ship JPEG XL decoding on by default in Firefox 157 on all platforms, using the Rust jxl-rs decoder.
Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker(support.mozilla.org)
639 points by pentagrama | 255 comments
Mozilla support article explaining how to block ads in Firefox for iOS; the captured page shows only a loading spinner.
Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin(pcworld.com)
1603 points by DemiGuru | 608 comments
PCWorld news article reporting that Firefox is the last major browser still supporting the uBlock Origin ad blocker after Chrome's Manifest V3 changes.
Firefox Containers Preview(blog.mozilla.org)
437 points by twapi | 120 comments
Mozilla Distilled blog post announcing a preview of native Containers in Firefox 153 for isolating cookies and logins across work, shopping, and personal browsing.
Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access(tales.fromprod.com)
442 points by birdculture | 144 comments
Blog post reporting that Google Workspace began warning Firefox users on a Business Plus account that they must use Chrome to keep access.
Leaving Mozilla(blog.unitedheroes.net)
435 points by martey | 258 comments
A personal blog post by a longtime Mozilla employee announcing their departure after 15+ years and sharing parting advice for colleagues.
Saying goodbye to asm.js(spidermonkey.dev)
397 points by eqrion | 150 comments
SpiderMonkey blog post announcing that asm.js optimizations are disabled by default as of Firefox 148, with plans to remove the code entirely.
Mozilla's opposition to Chrome's Prompt API(github.com)
581 points by jaffathecake | 214 comments
GitHub issue in Mozilla's standards-positions repo on Chrome's Prompt API, labeled with a negative position from Mozilla.
We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your private Tor identities(fingerprint.com)
888 points by danpinto | 269 comments
Fingerprint blog post describing a stable Firefox identifier, reportedly via IndexedDB, that can link a user's separate private Tor Browser identities.
Installing every* Firefox extension(jack.cab)
627 points by RohanAdwankar | 76 comments
A blog post on jack.cab describing an experiment installing (nearly) every Firefox extension at once, showing a browser cluttered with add-on icons.
Hardening Firefox with Anthropic's Red Team(anthropic.com)
580 points by todsacerdoti | 159 comments
Post on Mozilla's Distilled blog about Anthropic's red team using Claude to find security vulnerabilities in Firefox that Mozilla then fixed.
10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips(mas.to)
845 points by marvinborner | 435 comments
Mastodon thread by Mozilla engineer Gabriele Svelto describing data from Firefox crash reports showing many crashes stem from bit-flips caused by bad memory or flaky hardware.
Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements(serverhost.com)
424 points by shaunpud | 344 comments
Blog post on a hosting company's site about the Firefox 148 release, which adds an AI kill switch feature and other enhancements.
Tell HN: Ralph Giles has died (Xiph.org| Rust@Mozilla | Ghostscript)
480 points by ffworld | 26 comments
A Tell HN post announcing the death of Ralph Giles, a longtime Xiph.org and Ghostscript contributor who shipped the first Rust code in Firefox at Mozilla.
Just the Browser(justthebrowser.com)
528 points by cl3misch | 246 comments
Just the Browser is an open-source project of configuration files and install scripts that remove AI features, telemetry, and sponsored content from desktop web browsers.
Firefox will have an option to disable all AI features(mastodon.social)
500 points by twapi | 465 comments
A Mastodon post from Firefox web developers saying Firefox will add an option to disable all AI features.
Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?(infosec.press)
831 points by pabs3 | 727 comments
Blog post criticizing new Mozilla CEO Enzor-DeMeo's Verge interview remarks suggesting blocking ad blockers in Firefox was considered.
No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter(waterfox.com)
525 points by MrAlex94 | 293 comments
Waterfox blog post by Alex Kontos responding to Mozilla's AI-first strategy, stating Waterfox will not include AI features in its browser.
Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo(blog.mozilla.org)
575 points by recvonline | 863 comments
Mozilla's Distilled blog post announcing Anthony Enzor-Demeo as the organization's new CEO.
I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla(manualdousuario.net)
1093 points by rpgbr | 662 comments
An opinion piece from Manual do Usuário arguing that Firefox users do not want Mozilla adding AI features like an AI window to the browser.
End of Japanese community(support.mozilla.org)
876 points by phantomathkg | 688 comments
Mozilla Support contributor forum thread in which the longtime locale leader of the SUMO Japanese community announces its end.
Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the ways you browse(blog.mozilla.org)
356 points by darkwater | 176 comments
Mozilla blog post announcing Firefox's profile management feature, rolling out Oct. 14, 2025, giving each profile separate bookmarks, logins, history, extensions and themes.
Fast UDP I/O for Firefox in Rust(max-inden.de)
328 points by Bender | 64 comments
Blog post by Max Inden on replacing Firefox's NSPR-based UDP I/O with a faster Rust implementation to support HTTP/3 and QUIC traffic.
I tried Servo(spacebar.news)
327 points by robtherobber | 219 comments
A hands-on article from The Spacebar about trying Servo, the independent Rust-based web browser engine originally developed at Mozilla.
How to Firefox(kau.sh)
623 points by Vinnl | 367 comments
A blog post arguing for switching from Chrome to Firefox after Chrome disabled uBlock Origin, and describing how the author sets up and uses Firefox.
Shipping WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141(mozillagfx.wordpress.com)
362 points by Bogdanp | 160 comments
Mozilla Gfx Team blog post announcing that WebGPU is shipping on Windows in Firefox 141.
Let me pay for Firefox(discourse.mozilla.org)
673 points by csmantle | 513 comments
A Mozilla Discourse community forum post by a longtime supporter arguing that Mozilla should let users pay for Firefox to fund its development.
Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot(support.mozilla.org)
1125 points by phantomathkg | 694 comments
Mozilla support article explaining the shutdown of its Pocket read-it-later service, announced alongside the closure of Fakespot.
Mozilla Firefox – Official GitHub repo(github.com)
753 points by thefilmore | 413 comments
The official GitHub repository for Mozilla's Firefox web browser source code.
Firefox tab groups are here(blog.mozilla.org)
697 points by TangerineDream | 394 comments
Mozilla's Distilled blog post announcing that tab groups, a feature requested by thousands of users, are now available in Firefox.
Curl-impersonate: Special build of curl that can impersonate the major browsers(github.com)
507 points by mmh0000 | 142 comments
GitHub repository for curl-impersonate, a special build of curl that mimics the TLS and HTTP handshakes of Chrome and Firefox to impersonate those browsers.
A look at Firefox forks(lwn.net)
538 points by sohkamyung | 351 comments
LWN.net article by Joe Brockmeier surveying Firefox forks such as GNU IceCat, Floorp, LibreWolf, and Zen amid user frustration with Mozilla.
Tell Mozilla: it's time to ditch Google(mozillapetition.com)
393 points by notpushkin | 400 comments
A petition-style open letter urging Mozilla to end its reliance on Google search revenue in light of the U.S. v. Google antitrust case.
An update on Mozilla's terms of use for Firefox(blog.mozilla.org)
492 points by ReadCarlBarks | 300 comments
Mozilla blog post by Ajit Varma updating the language of Firefox's new Terms of Use to clarify the limited scope of its data licensing after community concerns.
Mozilla deletes promise to never sell Firefox data(twitter.com)
746 points by notRobot | 304 comments
An X (Twitter) post from Lunduke Journal reporting that Mozilla removed its promise to never sell Firefox user data; the post content did not load.
"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you grant us a license"(mozilla.org)
787 points by tomp | 399 comments
Mozilla's Firefox Terms of Use page, effective February 25, 2025, setting out the rights and permissions between Mozilla and Firefox users.
Watt The Fox?(h.43z.one)
320 points by h43z | 69 comments
Blog post investigating how websites keep audio sinks active, wasting CPU and battery, and how Firefox allows it, discovered via PulseAudio on Linux.
I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back(howtogeek.com)
466 points by Vinnl | 376 comments
How-To Geek opinion article by Faisal Rasool explaining why he switched to the Firefox web browser and has stayed with it.
Tell HN: Impassable Cloudflare challenges are ruining my browsing experience
346 points by blakeashleyjr | 200 comments
A Tell HN post complaining that Cloudflare bot challenges block a Firefox-on-Linux VPN user from many sites, including Indeed, A2 Hosting, and Cloudflare's own forums.
Make Firefox Private Again(make-firefox-private-again.com)
337 points by eloy | 222 comments
A shell script page that disables Firefox's dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled setting via user.js, with instructions for running it or changing it manually in about:config.
Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine(zen-browser.app)
684 points by femou | 325 comments
Homepage of Zen, an open-source, privacy-focused web browser built on Firefox with an Arc-like design, offering an alpha download.
Firefox Browser Ported to HaikuOS(discuss.haiku-os.org)
466 points by return_0e | 197 comments
Haiku OS forum thread page tracking progress on porting the Firefox browser to HaikuOS.
Firefox Sidebar and Vertical tabs: try them out(blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
566 points by ReadCarlBarks | 331 comments
Firefox Nightly blog post announcing the new sidebar and vertical tabs features available to try in Nightly via Firefox Labs in version 131.
Puppeteer Support for Firefox(hacks.mozilla.org)
602 points by cpeterso | 85 comments
Mozilla Hacks post announcing that Puppeteer version 23 has official first-class support for automating and testing Firefox alongside Chrome.
For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default(heise.de)
460 points by firebaze | 379 comments
Heise online news article reporting that Firefox now enables a privacy-preserving ad attribution feature that collects user data by default.
Why I use Firefox(xn--ime-zza.eu)
320 points by todsacerdoti | 186 comments
A personal blog post explaining the author's reasons for using Firefox, starting with the configurability offered by the about:config page.
How to make a better default Firefox UI(github.com)
331 points by black7375 | 203 comments
GitHub wiki article from the Firefox-UI-Fix project discussing how to design a better default Firefox UI after the controversial v89 Proton redesign.
Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy(fortune.com)
798 points by jacooper | 630 comments
Fortune exclusive reporting that Mozilla has named Laura Chambers as interim CEO, succeeding Mitchell Baker, as the company refocuses on data privacy.
Platform Tilt(mozilla.github.io)
324 points by SethMLarson | 73 comments
Mozilla dashboard tracking technical issues in major platforms like Apple's that disadvantage Firefox versus first-party browsers, with proposed fixes.
In 2024, please switch to Firefox(roytanck.com)
1328 points by Vinnl | 645 comments
Roy Tanck's blog post urging readers to switch to Firefox in 2024 as the only remaining ethical browser, citing its slipping market share.
Firefox Sync actually works(howtogeek.com)
400 points by Vinnl | 270 comments
How-To Geek opinion article arguing that Firefox's sync and continuity features work better than those of other browsers.
Mozilla expands extension support for Firefox for Android(blog.mozilla.org)
472 points by rebelwebmaster | 184 comments
Mozilla blog post announcing expanded availability of browser extensions on Firefox for Android, dated December 14, 2023.
MemoryCache: Augmenting local AI with browser data(future.mozilla.org)
423 points by NdMAND | 96 comments
Mozilla Innovation Week blog post introducing MemoryCache, an experimental project that augments a local AI model with data saved from the browser.
Firefox on the brink?(brycewray.com)
532 points by alexzeitler | 648 comments
Blog post arguing that a U.S. government web guideline on browser support could accelerate Firefox's decline as its market share nears a cutoff threshold.
YouTube slows down video load times when using Firefox(old.reddit.com)
1635 points by csvm | 402 comments
Reddit thread in r/youtube reporting that YouTube appears to artificially slow video load times for Firefox users; the captured page shows only a Reddit sign-up form.
uBlock Origin 1.53(github.com)
444 points by archo | 234 comments
GitHub release page for uBlock Origin version 1.53.0, with install links and commit comparisons for the browser ad-blocking extension.
Firefox got faster for real users in 2023(hacks.mozilla.org)
502 points by kevincox | 218 comments
Mozilla Hacks blog post describing how Firefox performance improved for real users during 2023, based on field metrics.
Using extra Firefox profiles to make my life better(utcc.utoronto.ca)
326 points by ingve | 210 comments
Chris Siebenmann's blog post on using extra Firefox profiles, one per site, to keep login cookies for annoying websites while browsing with JavaScript off elsewhere.
Firefox tooltip bug fixed after 22 years(bugzilla.mozilla.org)
910 points by MallocVoidstar | 322 comments
Mozilla Bugzilla entry for bug 148624, where Firefox tooltips persisted in the foreground when the browser was in the background, resolved fixed after 22 years.
uBlock Origin Lite now available on Firefox(addons.mozilla.org)
604 points by tech234a | 299 comments
Firefox Add-ons listing for uBlock Origin Lite by Raymond Hill, a permission-less content blocker that blocks ads, trackers, and miners.
Petition to stop France from forcing browsers like Firefox to censor websites(foundation.mozilla.org)
449 points by Raed667 | 208 comments
Mozilla Foundation petition opposing France's SREN bill, which would require browsers like Firefox to block government-listed websites.
Firefox finally outperforming Google Chrome in SunSpider(phoronix.com)
735 points by marcodiego | 351 comments
Phoronix news article reporting that Firefox Nightly now beats Google Chrome on the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark.
Firefox desktop extensions coming soon for the upcoming Android release(blog.mozilla.org)
726 points by rc00 | 367 comments
Mozilla Add-ons blog post advising developers to prepare Firefox desktop extensions for the upcoming open extension support on Firefox for Android.
A list of recent hostile moves by Google's Chrome team(mastodon.social)
841 points by luu | 491 comments
A Mastodon post listing recent controversial moves by Google's Chrome team, such as Manifest v3, JPEG XL removal, and Web Environment Integrity, urging users to switch browsers.
Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer(treeherder.mozilla.org)
1077 points by akyuu | 462 comments
Mozilla Perfherder graph comparing Firefox and Chrome Speedometer benchmark scores on Windows 10 over the past year, showing Firefox catching up to Chrome.
A Firefox-only minimap (2021)(stefanjudis.com)
647 points by sph | 110 comments
A short blog post by Stefan Judis showing how to build a page minimap using Firefox's CSS element() function, which only works in Firefox.
Firefox address bar(wiki.tilde.institute)
921 points by todsacerdoti | 287 comments
A wiki page listing Firefox address bar modifier characters (^, *, %, #, etc.) for filtering results to history, bookmarks, tabs, titles, and URLs.
uBlock Origin 1.50.0(github.com)
384 points by rc00 | 187 comments
GitHub release page for uBlock Origin version 1.50.0, the open-source content-blocking browser extension, with install links and changelog.
Firefox displayed a pop-up ad for Mozilla VPN over an unrelated page(bugzilla.mozilla.org)
363 points by ReadCarlBarks | 267 comments
Mozilla Bugzilla bug 1835158 reporting that Firefox 113 showed a pop-up ad for Mozilla VPN over an unrelated page, closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.
Fakespot Is Acquired by Mozilla(fakespot.com)
453 points by mattweinberg | 338 comments
Fakespot company blog post from May 2, 2023 announcing that the fake-review detection company has been acquired by Mozilla.
Tell HN: Cloudflare verification is breaking the internet
448 points by statquontrarian | 264 comments
A Tell HN post reporting that Cloudflare's human verification check loops endlessly on Firefox under Fedora Linux, with Chrome as the only workaround.
Firefox may soon reject Cookie prompts automatically(ghacks.net)
365 points by goplayoutside | 198 comments
A gHacks article reporting that Firefox may soon automatically reject cookie consent prompts on websites.
Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing Firefox-related CPU use by 75%(bugzilla.mozilla.org)
979 points by ylere | 373 comments
Mozilla Bugzilla bug 1441918 tracking high CPU usage by Windows Defender's Antimalware Service Executable when using Firefox, now resolved fixed.
Firefox engineers discover a Windows Defender bug that causes high CPU usage(bugzilla.mozilla.org)
574 points by mconley | 201 comments
A Mozilla Bugzilla bug report comment about Windows Defender causing high CPU usage when running Firefox.
XUL Layout is gone(crisal.io)
467 points by tech234a | 207 comments
A Firefox developer's blog post announcing the removal of XUL layout from the Firefox codebase, with the UI now rendered using CSS flexbox, and lessons learned.